Interpreters Deaf and Hard of Hearing I or II HQ

Interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I HQ (33 hrs/wk, 180 days) Summary Description

Under general supervision of the school principal, the Educational Interpreter 1 facilitates communication for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing (D/HH) students in the educational environment; signs all spoken communication including formal instruction, classroom discussions, and incidental conversations; voices for D/HH students when required; interprets audio learning devices and other sound forms of communication in the learning environment; translates audio stimuli into sign language understandable to the deaf.

• Facilitate communication transfer between the D/HH student and teachers, peers, school staff, and other support personnel.
• Provide communication transfer of classroom assignments, procedures and teachers’ explanations.
• Provide academic instruction for classroom assignments.
• Provide communication transfer through reverse‑voicing of D/HH student’s questions and responses.
• Assist teaching staff in a variety of classroom and school‑related activities, including supervision of D/HH students during test taking and accompanying students to interpreting services at the office, nurse, counselor, support staff, and athletic coaches.
• Monitor and assist with FM systems and hearing aids.
• Maintain safety and discipline by supervising and/or assisting in the supervision of students on playgrounds, in lunchrooms, school halls, library, and during busing.
• Act as liaison between general education teachers, resource teachers, and Teachers of the Hearing Impaired.
• Preview instructional information for needed sign vocabulary or sign invention when possible.
• Attend seminars and conferences, view challenging instructional sign language materials to maintain and increase signing and reverse‑voicing abilities.
• Comply with NRS 656A.110 ethical standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/

Experience:

Any combination of education/experience that could provide the required knowledge and skills. Typical pathways include:

• Associate’s degree in any field.

Professional credentials required:

• EIPA 3.5+ and a passing score on the EIPA Written Knowledge Test.

All incumbents must comply with NRS 656A.110, NAC 656A and state regulations.

• Provisional Interpreters may work in K‑12 educational settings if they possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience for each assignment.

• Provide proof of participation in at least 20 hours of professional development and at least 20 hours of mentoring.

• Register with the Department of Health and Public Services Aging and Disability Services Division Interpreter/Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) Registry as a provisional educational interpreter.
• Maintain registration for the duration of the assignment.

Wear appropriate solid clothing to maximize clarity of signs and avoid eye strain for D/HH students.

Post‑high‑school training in sign language is desirable.

• Knowledge of various visual communication systems (Signed English, SEE, MSE, PSE, ASL, CUE).
• Knowledge of hearing disorders and their effects on learning and behavior.
• Skills taught in the basic subjects of elementary and secondary school curriculum.
• Skill in computer record‑keeping techniques.
• Ability to communicate expressively and receptively through a sign language system.
• Ability to understand general school subjects to facilitate interpretation.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships in the workplace.
• Ability to input and maintain accurate records on a computer or manually.

The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of offices, meetings, training rooms, libraries, residences, or commercial vehicles. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the…